The 67 -year -old, award -winning Greek -American scientist John Martinis – Professor at the University of California in Santa Barbara – is one of the 3 scientists today honored with the Nobel Prize in Physics 2025 for “the discovery of the macroscopic mechanics”.

According to the Nobel Committee, his work is Foundation for understanding and constructing quantum systemswith a huge impact on quantum computers.

Martinis was born in 1958, studied physics at the University of California in Berkeley, where he also acquired his doctorate. His dissertation was the theme of the macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnel and the quasion of energy levels in Josephson contacts under the supervision of Professor John Clarke.

His career is characterized by important collaborations and pioneering research.

In 2014, Martinis and his team worked with the Google Quantum Ai Labwith the aim of developing quantum computers based on supercar Qubits.

In 2019, the team succeeded in Historical landmark of “quantum superiority”by constructing a computer that completed in 200 seconds a task that a classic supercomputer would take thousands of years to complete.

After leaving Google in 2020, Martinis joined the Australian Silicon Quantum Computing (SQC), continuing his vision of creating commercially used quantum computers. There he was impressed by the individual technique of manufacturing the team, which he considers unique in the world.

Award -winning

His contribution to science has been recognized internationally.

In 2014 he was awarded the Fritz London Award, and in 2021 he won the John Stewart Bell Award. In 2025, the Nobel Prize award recognized his enormous work in the field of quantum engineering.

John M. Martinis remains active in researching and developing quantum technologies, offering know -how and experience on a global scale, contributing decisively to the next generation of technology.